do you eat fruit right after dinner?

China
June 10, 2010 2:45am CST
I think many of us have the habit to eat some fruits right after dinner,cause in our eyes,it can help us to digest,but I have just read a report recently,that eat fruit after dinner is not good to your healthy,do you know why ?
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@BART78 (2927)
• Canada
10 Jun 10
it depends with what type of fruits but most of the fruits when digest turns to fructose and this enzymes peaks our insulin especially in the evening when our body switches and starts to rest, the best time to eat fruit is during the day before or after meal and best is after exercise...have a nice day!
• China
10 Jun 10
so professional!it make me curious about your job now :-)
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
12 Jun 10
Hi meinana, I would like to take fruit an hour before or after having meal. It might be in the morning, afternoon or in the evening. My stomach is already full with delicious food after taking meal therefore I don't have any appetite to take any fruit anymore I usually take two type of different fruits daily. If I take fruits before any meal I'm sure I couldn't finish the same amount of food served as usual. I need an hour or so to let the fruit to digest I then take my dinner or lunch If taking fruits with sour savor like green apple or pineapple might be I would become hungry faster. Happy posting
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Jun 10
There is an argument about when it is the best time to have the fruit, is it right after the dinner or before dinner? I haven't a conclusion yet. But we have a habit to have the fruit after dinner. If we have the fruit before dinner, we will feel full and we can't eat more in the dinner. I love China
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
I also heard of that but I forgot the reason. I really don't care since I've been eating fruits after dinner since I was a child and no bad thing happened in my health. I love fruits so I'll eat anytime I want.
@qianyun6 (2067)
• China
10 Jun 10
I don't. I usually eat fruit 1 - 2 hours after dinner. In my opinion, eating fruit right after dinner can increase my stomach's burden, and dilute my gastric juice, which are harmful to my stomach. Besides, fruit may collide with some food I just ate.
@jonnifc (1017)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Yes because I use the fruit as my dessert. I usually like oranges, mangoes, grapes, strawberries and bananas. It's a nice way to end my meal. But they say it's best to eat fruits on an empty stomach. I don't know. I'm just used to eating it after meals.
@StarBright (2798)
• United States
10 Jun 10
It takes meat 4 to 5 hours to digest. Fruit only requires about 20 minutes to digest. Vegetables digest in 20 to 30 minutes. The belief is that if fruit is eaten along with meat, it will sit in the stomach too long and sour because of the meat. There are even those who believe that we should only eat one or two things at a time for optimal digestion and health. For those people who have problems with digestion, it is certainly worth a try. On the other hand, there are doctors who say if you are diabetic, do not eat salad unless you eat protein with it, so as to offset the carbs. It seems to be the fruits that are the fastest processed in the stomach.
@verptc (246)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
I like to eat fruits especially after lunch and dinner. For me it helps our food intake to digest easily and aids our body to absorb enzyme more faster. I have not read any negative effect on our body by eating fruits at dinner. Perhaps, Individual has its own perception about it and by their own experience it may or may not be good.Certain regulation may be observe if it is prohibited or not by any individual.